Instead babushkofona: how to choose a modern smart phone for parents
How To Choose Devices / / December 19, 2019
More and more people buy a smartphone, and our parents - not the exception. Even if now it seems that an old Nokia - the most convenient thing in the world, some time after the purchase of a smartphone, they will thank you. Maybe parents do not like to surf the net or flipping a tape in Instagram, but they will be happy to receive photos of grandchildren or video messages from children in the Telegram.
It remains to understand what the smartphone will approach them best. When choosing a look for five characteristics.
display size
Parents certainly need a big screen, but go with a small square display the familiar clamshell will not be easy. Print without errors and everything is clear to see maybe a 4.7-inch screen. And here is a smartphone with a screen of 5.5 inches is not worth taking - such a gadget would be inconvenient to use with one hand.
Battery capacity
Most parents are proud that their legendary Siemens able to live a week without charging. Therefore it is very important to have a smartphone with a capacious battery.
Devices that can not be charged a week, you will not find. But pick up the phone, which is designed at least for a day of use, very real. If you plan to buy a smartphone with 5-inch screen, the battery capacity must be at least 2,500 mAh. If a 5.5-inch - not less than 3000 mAh. Optimum capacity Batteries - 4000 mAh.
Camera
It seems that the parents of the camera will not be used. But practice shows that this simple-to-learn from the older generation tool is very popular. Every mom will be happy to take pictures of you and the grandchildren, and the beautiful flowers in the country, and dishes that were great fun. Therefore, pay attention to this parameter. Best of all, if the main camera resolution will be higher than 8 megapixels, front - at least 3 megapixels.
Often parents pictures are somewhat blurry because when you press the shoot button phone can falter. To avoid this, set the timer for 2-3 seconds. This time will be enough to send the smartphone to your subject, and the beep tells you when a gadget to keep still.
operating system
Recommend specific OS hard, so it's best to buy a smartphone with the same system, which is installed you. This will enable faster to answer the questions of parents, without understanding again in the device. Teach families to use a smartphone interface that has long been familiar, much easier than learning it as a family.
When you use your smartphone to teach parents not to go into details. Just show that you need to press the first here and then there. Remember the instructions will be easier, and the awareness of why things should be done this way, there will be over time.
housing material
The older generation is important to make it convenient to use the gadget, so the body of the future of the smartphone to be plastic. This is an optional condition but good plastic itself shows in all scenarios. In addition, it is easier and cheaper to replace.
If you have chosen a dream smartphone, and the case it made of glass or metal, just buy a case.
The perfect smartphone for parents to be a bright and large display, capacious battery, the average quality of the camera and the same operating system that you have.
Guided by these principles, I bought my mom Xiaomi Redmi 4X and can confidently recommend it to you. And, of course, is perfect iPhone 6 or later - its simplicity and perfect quality has not been canceled.
see also
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